Optometric/Optical Assistant

We are a boutique practice focused on superior patient care and service, located downtown near King & Spadina. We are looking for the right person to join our eye care team as an optometric assistant/optician. Attention to detail and exceptional communication skill is essential. Experience in the optical industry is preferred. We are looking for a full time assistant although we would consider part-time.

Duties and Responsibilities

Advising patients on lens and frame selections

Ordering glasses and contact lenses

Repairing and adjusting eyeglasses

Training contact lens patients

Keeping the office clean and tidy

Assisting the doctors as required

Reception and telephone handling

Scheduling patients on the computer

Responding to email inquiries

Preparing charts and filing

Calling patients to confirm their appointments

Billing OHIP, third-parties and patients

Preliminary testing of patients

Qualifications

Successful completion of at least a two-year post secondary certificate or diploma program or two years previous experience in an optometric office or optical

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to demonstrate interpersonal skills and work in a team environment is required

Proficiency in Microsoft Windows and Office suite or similar software

Apply

Please send your contact information, a resume in PDF, MS Word or RTF format.
Applicants must be eligible to work legally in Canada.
Please note only applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.

To work in Canada, you need to be legally authorized / eligible to be employed by way of:

* being a Canadian citizen,
* being a Candian Permanent Resident (legal immigrant status equivalent to USA Green Card), or
* having / obtaining a employer sponsored from CIC (Citizenship and Immigration Canada)Work Permit duly authorized in certain cases by Service Canada formerly called HRSDC (Human Resources and Skills Development Canada)

“Optometrists will now be able to prescribe treatments for conditions ranging from routine bacterial eye infections to more serious diseases including glaucoma.

The change will alleviate wait times in emergency rooms and walk-in clinics for patients with eye-related problems.”

This means Dr. Heeney & Dr. Wilkinson can prescribe treatment for conditions including red eyes, infections, allergies, dry eye, glaucoma etc without having to refer you to a walk-in clinic or your family doctor. This means faster easier access to treatment when you need it.

For more information on the eye conditions that optometrists can now treat and prescribe, please visit the Ontario Association of Optometrists website at: www.eyecareoao.com.

After 8 years at 25 Brant Street, we’re moving around the corner. On Monday, December 20, 2010 you can find us at our new home just around the corner at 127 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON. The new location is about 350 meters away from the old location, here’s directions in case you need help finding us.

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Feel free to stop by next week and say hello. If you have any questions feel free to contact us.